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Sister Ilia Delio Speaks At Big History Lecture, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee
Sister Ilia Delio Speaks At Big History Lecture, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee
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Sister Ilia Delio, a Franciscan Sister of Washington, D.C. and an American theologist, was guest speaker for "Co-Creating an Unfinished Universe: Teilhard's Vision" in Angelico Concert Hall at Dominican University of California on March 17.
Big History Program Presents "The Cosmic Story", Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee
Big History Program Presents "The Cosmic Story", Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee
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Dominican presented an evening with two scholars of philosophy and religion, February 25 in Angelico Hall. Dr. John Haught, distinguished Research Professor from Georgetown University, and Dr. Loyal D. Rue, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Luther College, explored the search for meaning and truth at the intersections of science, nature, and religion. The lecture was moderated by Dr. Laura Stivers, Dean of Dominican’s School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.
Dominican Faculty Collaborate On Teaching Big History, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee
Dominican Faculty Collaborate On Teaching Big History, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee
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Faculty from Dominican University of California have collaborated on a new book designed to serve as comprehensive guide for teaching Big History, a new and growing academic discipline now taught in more than 50 colleges and 200 high schools in the U.S. and overseas.
Dominican Hosts International Big History Conference, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee
Dominican Hosts International Big History Conference, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee
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The conference was hosted by Dominican's First Year Big History program which, in the last two years, hosted educators from the United States, South Korea, Brazil and Australia on campus for its annual Big History Summer Institute.
Assistant Provost Appears In "Big History" Tv Series, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee
Assistant Provost Appears In "Big History" Tv Series, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee
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Several of the episodes, including the November 2 pilot, feature insight and commentary by Assistant Provost Mojgan Behmand, founding director of the "Big History" program at Dominican University of California.
Vatican Observatory Director Presents At Dominican, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee
Vatican Observatory Director Presents At Dominican, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee
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The events were co-hosted by Dominican’s “Big History,” Campus Ministry, and the Department of Religion and Philosophy. The Vatican Observatory, located in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, is an astronomical research and educational institution supported by the Holy See. Originally based in the Roman College of Rome, the Vatican Observatory is committed to the promotion of scientific enterprise by being one of the founding members of the International Network of Catholic Astronomy Institutions.
Big History Summer Institute At Dominican, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee
Big History Summer Institute At Dominican, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee
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The institute enabled Dominican’s Big History faculty to share with colleagues pedagogical strategies for teaching Big History to students in an interactive and engaging manner, said Big History program director Mojgan Behmand.
Big History Opens Ils 2012 Fall Lecture Series, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee
Big History Opens Ils 2012 Fall Lecture Series, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee
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Informed by a background in biochemistry and cultural anthropology, Dr. Spier executed a 10- year research project on religion, politics and ecology in Andean Peru, which led to the publication of two books: Religious Regimes in Peru and San Nicolás de Zurite. In his most recent publication, Big History and the Future of Humanity, he presents an original theoretical approach that makes "big history" -- the placing of the human past within the history of life, the Earth, and the Universe -- accessible to general readers while revealing insights into what the future may hold for humanity.